Hyundai Tucson sales are up 282.6% year-on-year in February. A year ago, the South Korean new car market was disrupted by Covid-19 and fell -19.6%. Logically this time, new car sales rally back up 25.6% to 123.646, which is also 1% better than February 2019. This includes 101.356 sales from…
The Genesis GV70 breaks into the South Korean Top 20 in January. The South Korean new car market is up a splendid 19.1% year-on-year in January to 139.591 units, including 117.270 local models (+17.7%) and 22.321 foreigners (+26.5%). However this stunning uptick is partly related to a low comparison base…
Genesis sales are up 90.5% year-on-year to cross the 100.000 annual mark for the first time. Discover over 30 years of South Korean Historical Data here. South Korea is one of only a handful of markets in the world to gain ground year-on-year in 2020 despite the coronavirus crisis. Sales…
The new generation lifts Hyundai Tucson sales up 128.4%. As the end of the consumption tax cut nears and carmakers heavily discount some models, the South Korean new car market remains in frank positive in November at +7.3% to 171.027 including 143.591 local brands (+7.2%) and 27.436 foreign marques (+7.3%).…
The Kia Carnival is the best-selling vehicle at home in October. In October the South Korean new car market drastically slows its growth to just +1.8% at 159.752 units including 135.495 units local carmakers (+0.4%) and 24.257 for foreigners (+9.8%). The year-to-date tally is up 7% to 1.539.123 including 1.323.119…
The new generation boosts Kia Carnival sales to record levels. After a small slip-up last month (-3.5%), new car sales in South Korea resume their pandemic-defying surge with September volumes up by a fantastic 20.8% year-on-year to 160.189 including 138.350 (+23.1%) for local carmakers and 21.839 (+13.6%) for foreigners. The…
The BMW X4 breaks into the foreigner Top 10 in August. The post-pandemic rebound is over in South Korea with new car sales ending five consecutive months of year-on-year gains in August at -3.5% to 131.876 units vs. +41.2% in June and +9.2% in July. Local manufacturers are down -7.2% to 117.234…
The Hyundai Avante hits its largest volume in 4 years. The South Korean new car market is full steam ahead again in July, securing a 5th consecutive positive month at +9.2% to 161.694 units. Local manufacturers soar 10.4% to 141.916 while foreigners are more muted at +1.7% to 19.778. Year-to-date…
The new G80 lifts Genesis to a third consecutive volume record at home. The post-pandemic recovery takes a spectacular turn in South Korea in June with new car sales surging by a whopping 41.2% year-on-year to 203.818 units due to the anticipated end on June 30 of a temporary 30% cut…
The new G80 lifts Genesis to its first podium finish at home. Despite a small flareup since May 27, the COVID-19 economic impact on the South Korean market is well and truly over, with the country falling from 2nd most affected in the world as of March 6 when we initially…
The Hyundai Sonata ranked #1 at home 16 times between 1994 and 2015. May 2020 update: Now with All-brands and All-models rankings from 1990 to 1997, meaning there are now 30 uninterrupted years of annual All-local models rankings for South Korea (5 new articles). BSCB covers over 30 years worth of Historical Data for South Korea. Over…
The spectacular new G80 helps lift Genesis to a new volume record. 13/05 update: Now with Top 30 All-brands and Top 10 foreign models. The coronavirus now seems like a long lost memory in South Korea which went from 2nd most affected country in the world as of March 6 when…
The Hyundai Grandeur posts it largest volume since December 2016. 20/04 update: Now with Top 10 foreign models. South Korea has managed to wrestle COVID-19 to the ground for now, going from #2 most affected country in the world as of March 6 when we initially published February 2020 data…
As of March 6, South Korea is the 2nd country in the world most affected by the coronavirus. 17/03 update: Now with Top 10 foreign models. The coronavirus outbreak, which has infected 6.284 South Koreans (the most in any nation outside China) and killed 40 as of March 6, has…
The Genesis GV80 has landed in South Korea. 5/03 update: Now with Top 10 foreign models. The South Korean new car market drops a steep -14.7% year-on-year in January to just 115.768 registrations including 99.602 local models (-15.2%) and 16.166 foreigners (-11.2%). Brand leader Hyundai (-19.2%) is hit very hard…